JAMMU, June 26 -- An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in a remote forested area in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Thursday, the Army said. The encounter took place during a joint operation by the Army and police in Bihali area of Basantgarh.

"Contact has been established with terrorists. The operation is currently in progress," a spokesperson of Jammu-based White Knight Corps said. Further details are awaited.

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